2 pages., Via online journal., Author's editorial in Farm Futures magazine was a winning entry in the 2018 AAEA Communication recognition program. Author questioned the presidential trade and immigration moves that "to me, made no sense for U.S agriculture or for that matter the general economy." In this article he described his rationale, reader reactions, and approach to writing editorials.
Swedish journalist Gunilla Ander is recognized by the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists for winning the new international Star Prize writing contest for the best on-farm production story. Title: "Keith Holmes wants to sell milk to Europe."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 186 Document Number: D00691
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Announcement by Columbia University, New York. 1 page., Identifies reporters A.M. Sheehan and Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling of the Advertiser Democrat, Norway, Maine,for their "tenacious exposure of disgraceful conditions in federally-supported housing in a small rural community..."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: C25700
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Via Messenger Online. 2 pages., Describes history and activities of the Ezzell family of the Canadian Record newspaper (Canadian, Texas) - winner of the Tom and Pat Gish Award for courage, tenacity and integrity in rural journalism. Award presented by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
Via online. 5 pages., Introduces an award-winning newspaper series published in the Charlotte Observer from February 10-15, 2008. The series reported "how N.C. poultry giant House of Raeford Farms hid injuries from federal regulators, blocked injured workers from seeing doctors and hauled others to work - hours after surgery for broken bones and severed fingers."
Through this article, the author was named recipient of the 2007 Plant Pathology Journalism Award from the American Phytopathological Society. Accompanying news release from the Society describes the award criteria and includes a response from the recipient.
